MONROVIA – National Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Cllr. George Sylvester Mulbah, has launched a fierce and confrontational attack on the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), accusing its leadership of deliberately misleading the Liberian public over the reported expulsion of Sinoe County District Two Representative Sampson Weah. Mulbah insists that the CDC has no legal or moral authority to expel Rep. Weah, whom he describes as a bona fide member of the NPP, not the CDC.
Speaking in response to the CDC’s announcement following the explosion of three of its former members on Monday, February 9, 2025, Mulbah warned CDC Chairman Atty. Janga Kowo to “stop misleading the public.” He stressed that Rep. Weah ceased to be under CDC’s control long before the so-called expulsion, arguing that any claim to the contrary is politically dishonest and intended to score cheap points.
“From the day you responded to our withdrawal letter, you lost authority over Rep. Sampson Weah,” Mulbah declared. He explained that Rep. Weah’s previous use of the CDC beret did not signify exclusive CDC membership, noting that the emblem represented the Coalition for Democratic Change, of which the NPP was an integral part through its Pepper Bird symbol. “Read your letter addressed to me on June 24, 2024,” Mulbah challenged, escalating the dispute into the public arena.
In a bold move, the NPP Chairman openly challenged Atty. Kowo to a public debate on the legitimacy of Rep. Weah’s expulsion. “I am challenging you for a public debate on the Rep. Weah expulsion,” Mulbah stated, signaling that the NPP is prepared to confront the CDC head-on over what it views as a blatant distortion of political facts.
The CDC, however, maintains that Rep. Weah is among three “Unity Party dissident collaborators” expelled for alleged disloyalty. Alongside Weah, the party announced the immediate expulsion of Senator Zoe E. Pennue and Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala, citing violations of multiple sections of its constitution, including Sections 38, 39, 41(A), 42, 44, 45, 46, and 47.
According to the CDC, Section 47 of its constitution provides clear grounds for termination of membership, including written or verbal withdrawal, constructive withdrawal through open declaration of loyalty to another party, or expulsion endorsed by the National Executive Committee. The party claims the expulsions followed nearly 18 months of conduct deemed damaging to its interests.
The controversy intensified after reports that on Sunday, February 8, 2025, Rep. Weah publicly announced his support for Unity Party President Joseph Nyuma Boakai. The CDC says this declaration of loyalty triggered disciplinary action, culminating in his expulsion the following day. The NPP, however, argues that this move is irrelevant, since Rep. Weah was never a CDC member at the time.
Mulbah’s rebuttal has reopened old wounds within the former ruling coalition. He recalled that the NPP formally parted ways with the CDC in May 2024, citing years of marginalization, sidelining, and disregard within the coalition framework. From that point, Mulbah argues, the CDC lost any authority over NPP members elected under the coalition banner.
The roots of the dispute trace back to the 2017 general and presidential elections, when the CDC entered an alliance with the NPP and the Liberia People’s Democratic Party (LPDP). The political marriage successfully blocked the Unity Party from securing a third term after twelve consecutive years in power and propelled George Manneh Weah to the presidency, making him Africa’s first former international soccer star to ascend to that office.
Today, that once-formidable coalition lies fractured, with former allies now locked in open confrontation. Mulbah’s defiant posture underscores the depth of the rift, as the NPP insists it will not allow the CDC to “rewrite political realities” or claim ownership over lawmakers it no longer controls.
As tensions rise, the challenge for a public debate now hangs in the balance. Whether the CDC will accept Mulbah’s call or retreat behind constitutional arguments remains to be seen, but one thing is clear the battle over Rep. Sampson Weah has become a symbolic fight over the legacy, authority, and unraveling of Liberia’s most powerful political coalition.
